Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Science and Technology Facilities Council
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell
OX11 0QX
UK
Contact person: Rona Bryce
Telephone: +44 1925603575
E-mail: rona.bryce@uksbs.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.stfc.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Scientific Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
STFC National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF)
Reference number: UK SBS - PR17104
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF) is a new national facility for the environmental testing of complete satellites (up to 7 tonnes mass) being built at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire.
To assist the NSTF Project team throughout the project management, STFC intends to procure facility development support from a Supplier that has built and/or operated/supported similar satellite test facilities. This professional support will encompass a variety of work packages including requirements review, equipment selection support, commissioning and training development.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
527 990.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
Main site or place of performance:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, UK.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
STFC intends to procure facility development support from a Supplier that has built and/or operated/supported similar satellite test facilities. This professional support will encompass a variety of work packages including requirements review, equipment selection support, commissioning and training development.
The professional support required needs to encompass a variety of work packages including requirements review, equipment selection support, commissioning and training development.
It is anticipated that the duration of the Contract shall not exceed 30 months from kick-off to end of the activity (commissioning of facilities).
To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite if Bidders have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris by following the above link “Supplier e-Sourcing Registration”.
Please note that, to register, Bidders must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Note: registration may take some time please ensure that you allow a sufficient amount of time to register full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific Procurement. This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Your email must clearly state: the name and reference II.2.5) Award criteria for the procurement you wish to register for; Your organisations full name as a registered supplier; the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will process the Email and then enable the Bidder to access the Procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates. All messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these Emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Helpdesk (Not UK SBS Ltd): Email: eenablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Training support to respond to a requirement is available to bidders at http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/supplier.aspx
Responses must be received by the date in IV.2.2.
Responses received outside or concurrently using the e-Sourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PO4070197663
Title: Satellite Test Facility
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/01/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Airbus Defence and Space SAS
393341516
31 rue des Cosmonautes
Toulouse
F-31402
FR
NUTS: FR
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 527 990.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the Right:
— not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice and
— to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent Contracts being awarded.
Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to Contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the Commercial judgement of Bidders. UK Shared Business Services Ltd wishes to establish an agreement for use by the following UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations). Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UK Shared Business Services Ltd are able to accept Unstructured electronic invoicing.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House, North Star avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
E-mail: policy@uksbs.co.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House, North Star avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
E-mail: policy@uksbs.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/03/2018